Actress, Lupita Nyong’o Speaks On The Lekki Shooting, Calls For An End To Police Brutality In Nigeria

Award-winning American Actress Lupita Nyong’o has given her take on the shooting protesters on the Lekki toll gate shooting that resulted in some protesters’ death.

The Black Panther actress condemned the unfortunate incident calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria.

Sharing footage of End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate,she tweeted “I echo the declaration of the people in Nigeria to END POLICE BRUTALITY and the call for their lives to be valued by the leaders of their nation. “Last week, the world saw this call answered with the wounding and murders of Nigerians in Lekki. I so badly want the end of this kind of violence and abuse of authority for Nigeria, for my own country, Kenya, and for the country I live in now, USA.

“It seems that this is the resounding battle cry of 2020 across the globe, to have police powers reevaluated, their organizations held accountable and systems rebuilt to serve the people. I support the fight against political interests that have no interest in the rights of the people. #EndSARS.” 

Recall that the unfortunate Lekki toll gate shooting incident occurred on Tuesday 22nd, 2020, and saw scores of people killed and injured.